Jesus Gutierrez Rebollo

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The Economist (US) (Sat, 22 Feb 1997)
MEXICO CITY IMAGINE this. Mexico's drugs barons grow so strong that they buy control of all levels of government. The United States, alarmed that instability might imperil investments or send millions of brown migrants northward, sends in its troops and sets up a puppet regime to "clean up". Dream stuff? No, thinks Caspar Weinberger, once Ronald Reagan's secretary of defence, who alerts Americans to such possibilities in a new book ("The Next War", no less). This week real life added its voice: Mexico's top anti-drugs fighter was sacked and arrested, acccused of being on the payroll of Amado Carrillo Fuentes, reputed head of the Juarez mob, in the far north-west, …

...Many earlier anti-drug tsars have fallen in disgrace, but none had the exemplary army background of General Jesus Gutierrez Rebollo, appointed two months ago. He had a shining record of success against drug gangs. But now, says the government......
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The Economist (US) (Sat, 26 Apr 1997)
MEXICO CITY MEXICANS often fret about the "Colombianisation" of their country. But they could learn something from Colombia about fighting drugs. In February, President Ernesto Zedillo sacked General Jesus Gutierrez Rebollo, his top anti-drugs cop, on suspicion of being on the payroll of a drug baron. Now Mr Zedillo is rethinking his drugs strategy entirely. The heart of his plan, though it is still unpublished, is evidently to clear out the body that General Gutierrez headed, and set up a new, elite, carefully screened unit in its place (though still reporting to the attorney-general). An even more exclusive unit, of perhaps 100 men, would fight organised crime. …

...could learn something from Colombia about fighting drugs. In February, President Ernesto Zedillo sacked General Jesus Gutierrez Rebollo, his top anti-drugs cop, on suspicion of being on the payroll of a drug baron. Now Mr Zedillo is rethinking......
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13-Year Sentence for Mexican Drug Figure

The Washington Post (Wed, 04 Mar 1998)
Mexico's former drug czar was sentenced to more than 13 years
in prison for abuse of authority and weapons violations. It was the
first sentence handed down against Gen. Jesus Gutierrez Rebollo, who
was arrested in February 1997 and charged with being on the …

...in prison for abuse of authority and weapons violations. It was the first sentence handed down against Gen. Jesus Gutierrez Rebollo, who was arrested in February 1997 and charged with being on the payroll of Mexico's top cocaine smuggler......
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The Washington Post (Tue, 21 Jul 1998)
Less than two weeks ago, White House drug policy chief Barry
R. McCaffrey sparked an international stir by attacking Dutch
drug-fighting policies as "an unmitigated disaster." Yesterday, he
offered a new description of their efforts: "very impressive."
McCaffrey is still no fan of the permissive Dutch attitude
toward marijuana, and he was appalled by a "heroin provision"
experiment for addicts he saw during a one-day dash through the
Netherlands last week. But he said he was pleasantly surprised by
aggressive Dutch efforts to rein in drug smuggling, "drug tourism"
and drug-related violence. He even said that the United States could learn a great deal
from the …

...after Clinton endorsed them as a useful tool against AIDS. He praised Mexico's top anti-drug official, Gen. Jesus Gutierrez Rebollo, as "an honest man," then professed shock when Gutierrez was arrested in a corruption sting after just 10......
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Scandal Exposes Mexican Military's Corruptibility; Firing of General Casts Doubt on Armed Forces' Central Role in Drug War

The Washington Post (Thu, 20 Feb 1997)
Bribery charges lodged against an army general serving as
Mexico's drug czar illustrate how deeply corruption has penetrated
the military and casts doubt on the wisdom of expanding its role in
the drug war, experts said today.
The general, Jesus Gutierrez Rebollo, was chosen to lead
Mexico's campaign against drugs in December in large measure because
of his reputation for honesty and incorruptibility. He was fired
Tuesday after officials charged that he and some of his assistants
in Mexico's federal anti-drug agency accepted bribes to protect one
of the country's most notorious drug kingpins, Armado Carrillo
Fuentes, reputed head of the powerful Juarez cartel. In his …

...military and casts doubt on the wisdom of expanding its role in the drug war, experts said today. The general, Jesus Gutierrez Rebollo, was chosen to lead Mexico's campaign against drugs in December in large measure because of his reputation......
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